The wild boar is a very strong, agile and fast animal. Hunting for this animal opens in the middle of summer and during the period of autumn and winter flows into a collective driven hunt. The boar's tusk is considered an enviable trophy for a real hunter. So where is the correct shooting to kill the beast, and not to miss the wounded animal?
The formidable and imposing appearance of large wild boars gave rise to a large number of stories about the aggressiveness of this beast and the strength of the wound. A wounded boar, put in a stalemate, can bring a lot of trouble to the hunter. And in order not to become the prey of a wild beast, it is necessary to carefully imagine the slaughter places where you should aim. Then the bullet will instantly pierce the vital organs of the animal, which will save him from long torment, and the hunter from the long search for the wounded animal. Surely each of you is the appearance of a wild boar, even if you are not an experienced hunter. The body of this animal is very long and barrel-shaped on short legs, a good third of the body is occupied by the head. In males, it is especially noticeable that the front part of the body is somewhat more massive than the back area. The massiveness of the wild boar seems even greater due to the high bristle at the withers, its length sometimes reaches twenty centimeters. In the hunting environment, the slaughtering places are those zones that are intended for shooting and hitting the animal from the first hit. In wild boars, they are located in the anterior region of the body, excluding a significant part of the spinal cord (lumbar and cervical regions) and the brain. If the animal is standing sideways, aim at the heart, it is twenty centimeters above the lower line of the torso, right along the vertical of the front leg. Try not to shoot at the liver, as you can accidentally hit the stomach (which happens in most cases). The intestinal and gastric masses of the animal have an unpleasant specific odor, which permeates a significant part of the meat. However, having wounded the beast in the liver, you will not put it in place, but the pursuit will not last long either. A shot in the neck and hitting the vertebrae are very good in terms of lethality. Almost in the middle of the boar's neck passes the cervical spine, the task of the hunter in this case is to determine the very middle and get strictly into it. If you have precision weapons or are shooting at close range, aim for the brain. In this case, the aiming point should be located slightly in front of the ear, on the line of the eyes. If the animal is in a wheat field or in the grass, the heart area for the shot will be closed (as already mentioned, the boar has short legs). In this case, it is possible to shoot in the area of the scapula with the calculation of the defeat of the lung. If it enters a large blood vessel, a small animal lays down in place, a large wild boar can leave, but not far away. A wounded and angry boar can move at high speed at a hunter. Since the large and long snout covers the chest behind it, the kill zone is significantly reduced, only the head and hump remain for the shot, there is a chance to hook the spine when fired. You can let the wild boar come closer to you and shoot almost point-blank in the forehead, this is the most convenient target, since the head of the animal is lowered. Carefully approach the fallen animal. If the ears of the boar are pressed, it means that the animal is still alive and can rush at you at any convenient moment. It is unacceptable to look for a wounded animal at night and in the dark. Let the boar lie down until the morning and only in the daytime start the search with the dog. The boar can hide in bushes or dense thickets and, if there is strength, will suddenly rush to a suitable hunter, so be extremely careful.
